HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State athletics had a school-record 36 student-athletes recognized Tuesday as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Athletes of Distinction for their 2015-16 academic achievements, including eight acknowledged as Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence recipients for finishing with a 4.0 GPA. Wallace State softball had four Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence honorees:…

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s softball, men’s golf and volleyball teams each captured Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) championships in 2015, the women’s basketball team made program history at the national tournament and the baseball team finished conference runner-up, adding another successful chapter to the college’s athletic achievements. The past 12 months also featured Wallace…

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State volleyball middle hitter Cidavia Hall earned another impressive honor on Thursday as she was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I second-team All-American. Hall, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, led the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) this season in five categories, compiling 506 kills, a .631 hitting percentage, 3.86…

CASPER, WYO. – Wallace State volleyball had its season come to an end Friday, losing to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I consolation round at the Casper Events Center. The Lions, seeded 12th, close the season with a 39-8 record after falling to the 13th-seeded Blue Dragons, 14-25,…

CASPER, WYO. – Wallace State’s volleyball team dropped its National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I championship opener Thursday, losing 18-25, 11-25, 18-25 to 5th-seeded Hillsborough Community College at the Casper Events Center. Wallace State, the tournament’s 12th seed, struggled to sustain any momentum against the Florida-based Hawks, leading only briefly in the third set.…

CASPER, WYO. – Wallace State volleyball opens play Thursday at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I championships in Casper, Wyo., with their highest ever seed in the tournament. The 12th-seeded Lions play No. 5 Hillsborough (Fla.) Community College in a first-round match at 4 p.m. CST on Thursday. The double-elimination event, featuring…

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State volleyball’s Cidavia Hall and baseball’s Garrett Suchey each signed letter of intents Thursday with the University of Alabama, highlighting a slew of sophomores inking with four-year colleges for next season. Hall, a 6-foot-1 middle hitter for the Lions, has put together a stellar two-year career at Wallace State. She was recently…

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s volleyball team saved one of its most complete efforts for the perfect time Sunday, pushing its Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) tournament championship title streak to seven years in a row. Tournament MVP Cidavia Hall finished with 45 kills overall for Wallace State, and the top-seeded Lions cruised to the title,…

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State volleyball sophomore Savanna Tidwell felt a pop in her left knee during the first play of the Lions’ annual Orange and Navy scrimmage match in mid-August. Tidwell immediately feared her final season at Wallace State was in jeopardy before it had even started. Tidwell’s concerns were confirmed a week later. She…